This maintenance release fixes various issues but mainly bugs in the new KryptonDateTimePicker and KryptonMonthCalender controls. Also includes an important fix with the KryptonTextBox that was displaying the password text when in disabled mode. Maggiori informazioni e il link per il download sul sito di Component Factory. Technorati Tag: .NET,Programming,C#,VB .NET,Tools,Updates

The Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR September CTP is now available for download. This is the last CTP, we started our final descend, we will publish a public RC (release candidate) when it is ready, followed by the RTM release. The upcoming RC (release candidate) will be a "go-live" release. The two remaining areas the team is currently working on is performance and bugs, we are done with all work items. La novità più importante è il completo supporto per SQL Server 2008. Per maggiori informazioni e per i link al...

Parallel Extensions to the .NET Framework is a managed programming model for data parallelism, task parallelism, and coordination on parallel hardware unified by a common work scheduler. Parallel Extensions makes it easier for developers to write programs that scale to take advantage of parallel hardware by providing improved performance as the numbers of cores and processors increase without having to deal with many of the complexities of today’s concurrent programming models. E' stata rilasciata una nuova CTP di questa libreria, scaricabile gratuitamente da qui. Ne approfitto per ricordare che già da un po' di tempo...

We’ve heard feedback from customers of the need for a third service pack for SQL Server 2005. I’m happy to inform you that we will in fact deliver an SP3 following the release to manufacturing of SQL Server 2008. Our goal is to get SP3 released in the market in CY2008.
Tutti i dettagli dell'annucio sono riportati qui.
Technorati Tag: SQL Server,Updates

Sul blog di Winows Home Server è stata annunciata la disponibilità della beta della nuova versione dell'Home Computer Restore CD:
The Home Computer Restore CD (Dual Boot) is a new version of the Home Computer Restore CD that provides two options for you, depending on the amount of RAM in the home computer you are trying to restore. The final version of the Home Computer Restore CD (Dual Boot) will be part of the Power Pack 1 scheduled to be released later this year.
L'aggiornamento può essere scaricato da Microsoft Connect.
Technorati Tags: Windows Home Server, Updates

These tools allow you to manage and interact with an installation of Hyper-V from your Vista computer in exactly the same manner that you do on a full installation of Windows Server 2008. Note that you need to have SP1 installed on Vista in order for this to work. Per i dettagli e per il link al download rimando direttamente alla fonte. Technorati Tags: Windows, Updates

Microsoft has said the highly anticipated service pack will be out in the first quarter of this year, but some say it could be available in the next few weeks, more than a month before the quarter ends on March 31. A Taiwanese news service yesterday reported that Vista SP1 will be released Feb. 15, but "that date is as good as any other," said Michael Cherry, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft. "For all we know, they could make it available tomorrow."
Questo è parte dell'articolo comparso su ComputerWorld, a cui rimando per maggiori dettagli.
Technorati tags: Windows, Updates

Dopo una sola versione beta, è stata già rilasciata la release 3.71 di WinRAR. Queste le novità: Archive names in rar.log error log file always include the full path. WinRAR tray icon is compatible with high DPI display modes. If you modified a file in archive with encrypted names using an external editor, WinRAR will not ask for archive password again when prompting to update a file. It will use a password which you entered when opening an archive. Bugs fixed: switch -tl and "Set archive time to latest file time" option could fail in previous version. Sometimes...

E' disponibile la prima versione beta della nuova release di WinRAR, la 7.1. Queste le novità: Archive names in rar.log error log file always include the full path. WinRAR tray icon is compatible with high DPI display modes. If you modified a file in archive with encrypted names using an external editor, WinRAR will not ask for archive password again when prompting to update a file. It will use a password which you entered when opening an archive, Bugs fixed: switch -tl and "Set archive time to latest file time" option could fail in...

Da qualche giorno è stata rilasciata la versione beta di Paint.NET 3.10. Queste le novità: Note: For the beta, the new features are only presented in English. The final release will have complete translations for the other supported languages. New: Soften Portrait effect, by David Issel New: Ink Sketch effect, by David Issel New: DirectDraw Surface (DDS) file format support, by Dean Ashton. Improved from the original source code by optimizing the DXT compression library ("Squish") to take advantage of multiple cores or processors. Improved: Visual fit-and-finish for the Layers window. Improved: Visual fit-and-finish...

Qualche giorno fa è stata rilasciata la release 3.01 di Paint.NET. Si tratta di un aggiornamento che si limita a risolvere alcuni bug della versione 3.0: Fixed: Crash when trying to save a palette with a blank name Fixed: Changing an image's DPI resolution did not set its "dirty" flag (you would not be asked to save changes) Fixed: Error messages at startup were covered by the splash screen Fixed: Crash when a modal dialog was open (such as an effect) when the user tried to logoff/restart/shutdown Windows, and they chose to save their images ...